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The Ss Eht hour Syatem.

CHICAGO, March 29.-The carpenters
of this city are preparing to enforce
their demands for eight hours and
thirty-five cents per hour after April 4.
The secretary of the carpenters coun-
Gil informed the carpenter bosses that
conference was advisable, but the
latter told him THAI as the men had is
sued their ultimatum, there was no ne
eessity for a conference. The en-
| ployes, however, wanted a conference
SO that the trouble might be adjusted
and settled for year at least. The
employers will take no action until
after the convention to be held for the
| purpose of forming national union
The plan for a consolidation of tbs
building trades into one district is pro
crossing rapidly and inside Of
week the Consolidation may be ex
pected. Already the following vel
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NEW YORK March 2s.-"Not as wild
anarchists, but as peaceable working
men, protecting the right of free speech
and free society,"" said the central Ia
Dor union in Clarendon hall yesterday
afternoon when it Endorsed series of
resolutions presented by the miscella-
neous trades section in which il
protested against the refusal of Mayor
Wolcott of Columbus, Ohio, to permit
Mrs. Parsons the Fright of free speech
when she intended publicly to defend
her husband and other men in prison
in Chicago" "This action contin-
tinued the resolutions, sis of political
heller and society saver. This little
Bismarck of Columbus demonstrates
that the capitalistic class of this cOun-
try is attempting to run the United
States on level of monarchy-ridden
Europe, and we thus severely con
denim such action.
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NEW YORK. March S0.-A Mason,
Ga, special says: Six out of the elev-
en- persons who were poisoned by the
Yoodoo doctor at Bonner, Baldwin
eouaty, are now dead, and the five liv-
ing will die this week. The sixth death
was that of the father, John Harris.
He openly expressed doubt as to the
powers possessed BY the Yoodoo.
whereupon the latter prophesied that
for this want OF faith not one of the
Harris family would live the month
through. The meal Of which the
family's breakfast was made a
few mornings later was poisoned. fOl
it FRUSTRATED the entire family. Three
of the members died that day. and onc
during the night. The mother theI
died, followed by another of the chill
tdren. Before the funeral of the thres
dead children could take place. thu
fourth was added TO the list, while TIT
seven remaining members of the fam
lily were dangerously i'll. a day late
/ another child died. The father alone
who hsd Rot eaten much at the fata
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PowderIv Protests.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March 29.-Grand
Master Workman Powderly has writ
ten letters to conservative knights of
Labor in the northwest, condemning
the course of Senator Burke and Rep
resentative Robreak, in attending the
funeral of Neebe's wife in Chicago.
He says: being members of the leg
islature, they could not attend as in
dividuals, but were there in their Off
cial capacities as far as the public is
concerned, much to the injury of hon.
est Knights of Labor" Powderly is
strong and outspoken in the matter
and does not hesitate to express him
self fharnnO
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organized unions have signified an in.
tention of jcining the building trades
district. Carpenters, briekfayers, stone
cutters, plumbers, hod carriers, plas.
terers, janitors, derrick men, fathers
gas filters and others will follow. The
object of the district is to work for mu-
tual protection and assist each other
in case of strike. Eight hours a day
Win be the rule amongst them and
some have already asked for an adj
vance in wages. The work of the body
will be done by central council COM
posed of three delegates from each or
ganiZation, and after all building trades
have been united there will proba-
bly, be forty delegates in the council.
The body viii represent $4,000 to So
000 men
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STOCK AND PRODUCE. :
Al Kansas CITY.

KANSAS CITY. March ~.
tEThe Kansas City Live Stock Market is
reported especially for the EMPoaIA DAILY
NkWs, by FISH, KICK s. CO., Exchange Build
ing, Kansas City Stock Yards.
CATTLE = Receipts, 1850; market closed
slow and weak.
HOGs-Receipts, 7,5s0: market closed 6GlOc
lower than yesterday.
The Daily Indicator reports: WHEAT
Market steady; No; red cash. sea bid:
eos asked; April, Il bid, ~ asked; May, III
bid, i3la asked; No. 2 soft cash, sales 77H-
CoRN-Market dull; No. cash. s1s bid;
April, 3les asked; May, 5si4 bid, SSls asked;
asked.
OATs-Nu. = cash. 25Is bid.
RYE-No. = red cash. no bids, offer
ings.
EGGs-Weak al ga per dozen.
BUTTER-UnchanRed.
HAY-Unchanged.
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rroto "a Jo.. ph.s .omr,

CINCINNATI, March 30.-A fire broke
out in closet near the stairway of the
third story in st. Joseph's Childrens'
in COrryVille this morning while
the janitor was on the bwer floor and
while the matron and two assistants
were at mass. In the third story about
twenty children from to 10 years of
age were sleeping. One of these was
awakened by the smoke. She aroused
the others and the elder children car
ried the younger ones safely down, the
janitor arriving in time to
save the last infant.
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teresting for the criminal element.
The evidence is strong and they wi
undoubtedly be seAD to the pen"
General Sheridan mapped out i'm
proyements while at Fort Riley, which
will take five years to complete and
five years.
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The n. 40. Deal.

New YORK. March 2s.-Interest in
the Baltimore & Ohio deal was revived
to-day by the sudden departure of
Frank c. Hollins for Baltimore on
u special train this morning. This is a
strange confirmation of the reports con-
Meeting the AtchisOn, Topeka Il Santa
Fe with the deal. 1t is probable the
roads in which Mr.. HOllins is director,
especially the Lake Erie Il Western
and the new system of which it is tC
form part will also have an interest
in the Baltimore Il Ohio purchase.
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A Rrok.n tail.

ST. LOUIS, March ga Post-Dis-
patch special from Piedmont, Mis-
souri,, says: Train No. 604 on the Iron
Mountain railroad met with an acct
dent at billiard, Missouri. A broken
rail caused the ladies' coach and Pull
man sleeper to leave the track and
turn over, badly damaging both cars.
Mrs. Honeycutt held child
in her arms when the jolt occurred,
and, being thrown forward, the child
was killed, and she was badly injured,
ms were several other passengers. The
train was moving rapidly, and the
coaches were turned over and over.
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ST. LOUIS, March 2S.-The Sergeant
Paint company, corner of Main and
Morgan street, was burned out this af-
ternoon. The estimated loss is $40, 600;
insured. The fire started in the boiler
room at lao and in few minutes
kins Il LeiberS, dealers in hides, woods
and furs next door, were somewhat
damaged,
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.sRaId Knohh-rn' TrIAL

ST. LOUIS, March 29.-At the solici-
tation of the authorities and citizens
bard has issued call for special term
of court to be held at Ozark on the
18th of April for the trial of sixteen
"bald knObber" prisoners, now con-
fined in Jail for the murder of Charles
Green and VIM. Edans, two weeks
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CHICAGO, March 29-Despite the eff
forts of the committee appointed yes
terday to secure democratic nominee
for mayor the convention Will meet
to-day and without any slate before it.
G. w. Brega, who was the latest man
mentioned for mayor, was the last man
seen by the committee last night, and
he positively refused to accept the NOM
iOa+iOO
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The Commercial Gazette Editor on
the Presidential Election.
The Rspub ic2ns DO Not Need New
York in the Next Camp'gn.
Chicago Democrats Will Endorse the
Republican Ticket.
Russian Capitalist Murdered for Re-
fusiHg TO Divide
His Wealth With Nihiiists, and
Others ThrsateRsd.
wnhYu, New York.

New YORK, March 3O.-The Tribune
quotes Richard Smith of the Cincin-
natl Commercial Gazette, who is In this
city, as saying yesterday: I'VE don't
care anything about New York in the
next presidential election. Sherman
can carry Indiana, Tennessee, Virgin
ia and West Virginia. We can carry
the three southern states named on the
tariff question and opposition to Cleve-
land. There is no question about
it. II New York wants to
fall into line she can. | understand
Sherman is well regarded in New York
City. In Indiana the democrats have
played into our hands just as they did
in Ohio. They have given US the state
by their INSTRUMENTATION of affairs.
II we cannot win the next presidential
election we deserve to be beaten. The
democrats have given us the advan-
tage.
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Ju .tion Guy Not. =.

JUNCTION CITY, Kas.. March 20
The jury in the case of the State VS..
Smith, for the murder of Thomas Hill,
rendered a verdict of murder in the
second degree.
The burglars who broke open dry
goods houses i'm this city about a week
ago and who were captured i'm Topeka
last Saturday, are now on trial. The
gglnd jury is making il unusually In.
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Regular TaxIn KAtss.

PITTsBURa. Pa, March 50.--The
Pennsylvania company, operating lines
west of Pittsburg, issued an official
circular to-day for the passenger de-.
partment in conformity with the pro-
visions of the interstate commerce
bill. Agents are instructed to restore
passenger rates to the full regular
tariff and to sell no tickets for less
than the specified rates. All SUBJ
agents are to be discharged at once.
Special rates for ali classes
of persons, including those heretofore
issued on account OF freight shippers,
manufacturers, commercial travellers,
theatrical companies, circuSes, base
ball clubs, students, hunters, fisher
men, steamboatmen, police, members
of the press, hotels, charity. labOrers,
national soldiers homes, mayors, or
ders, and Sisters of Charity, are abol-
ished. Mileage tickets of any kind,
except advertising, are withdrawn.
Contracts made with local newspapers
for the year 1887 to pay for advertising
and transpoetation, however, will be
carried out. Local tickets to ministers
be continued at two cents per mile
Also round trip tickets for thirty days
The circular is dated March 80, and viii
90 into effect April /.
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Al 81. Louis.

ST. LOUIS. March "a.
CATTLE - Receipts. 400; market steady:
choice native steers, A.10fI5-25: butchers
steers, s3.5OQs4.3O; Texans. S2.00G3.70.
HOGs-Reeeipts, 3.OO0S market weak and De
Cover; choice heavy and butchers, s5.766b5o0;
packing, e5.5055.70; Workers, S5.30SS5.50: pigs.
l.7eQ510
WHEAT-Market irm and i<@1ic higher; M.
g red cash. 60GS01s; May, 500; June, s01S; Au-
gust, 7sS0t7SlS.
CORN-Market slow. but steady; No Z cash,
35GS5H; March, %; May. 359..
OATs-Market quiet; No mixed cash, Is:
May. 26A asked.
PoRK-DulI and irregular: in small lots.
eI7.00.
LARD-Steady at - 20
WHISKY-Ouiet at SLID.
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FOUR LIVES LOST.
NJ. Msssiek and Three Children
Burned to Death.
Representative KarlOwski Threatened
by Anarchists.
Chicago Carpenters Preparing to
Work Only Eight Hours.
Cowboys and Sheephsrders Deadly
Fight in New Mexico.
Richard X. Fox's Man Friday Run
ming from Justice.
Psriahed in tha Fl.n,ea

ITHICA, N. Y, March ga special
to the journal mates that the dwelling
house of Matthew Massick at Ludlow
vile, ten miles from this place was
burned between u and L O'Clock this
morning, Massick and three children
persisted in the flames. The coroner is
investigating the case.
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The FIeeEIng Yachts.

NEW YORK, March 2s.-The steam
ship Saale, which arrived this morning
from Bremen reports having seen both
the Dauntless and Coronet on March
21st; but could not be distinguished by
name
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FROM AMERI US.
Letter From w. H Anderson Regard
ing the Late Bond Election.

AMERICUS, March Is, 1887.
EDITOR NEWS: An article in your is
sue of the 26th inst. charging the citi-
Zens of Americas with treachery in the
bond election, is, to great extent, an
error. The citizens who, fro m time,
met your representative men and
agreed to support the propositions
placed before the people for their APP
prevail worked for and voted solid to a
man, and at no time doubted the integ-
rity of the Emporia people, and it was
as great surprise to us any one that
twenty-siX men had seen fit to go back
on their own committee, as such work
had only been suggested by a few
| cranks who walked into Americas
years ago and never had money or en-
ergy to get out. and have always been
| a drawback to every enterprise, and
many voted against our township bonds
/ proposition, when Emporia cut no
| figure in the case. They are the same
class of doubling Thomas's who would
| not believe the Savior had risen until
/ they thrust their fingers in his wounds.
They may be very necessary class.
| However, we could very easily get
| along without them. But time alone
can rid us of them, and the
sooner the better for the interest of ouI
town and county. We, as citizens, are
in favor of anything that will advance
| the interests OF lyon county. ana con-
cede that anything that advances the
prospects of Emporia will and does
likewise benefit Americas. Our inter.
ests are Identical. and we should
always work hand in hand, and the
people of the county will always FIND
the writer of this article working il
that direction. regret the fact thai
in this township there are twenty-siI
fools, but it cannot be helped. Tha
your people should feel this action t
be slight upon the good faith yoJ
placed in them we do not deny. Blu
how much harder the blow falls on u
here. who in good faith worked indie
fatigably all through the campaign
devoting time and money, to b
/. slapped in the face when we were pow
erless to prevent it. You may realiZ
how we feel it. w. II. ANDERSON.
: In connection with this matter, an
in answer to Mr.. Anderson's referenC
to criticisms ON those who vote
y split tickets, we wish to 50
!, that any reference made to tn
n matter in the columns of Tt
e NEWS was not directed to or at Il
n committee spoken of above, but simp
at the persons who were small-mindC
Va enough to attempt to stab Emporia
Ne the back while knowing they we
at pledged through their committee
l. aid her and themselves at the san
X time.-lED
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At Sharon, Barber County, Kansas,
on March 0, after few days of intense
suffering, Arthur D. Clark, eldest son
Of Wiot II. and j. S. Clark, formerly
residents of Usage County. He leaves
a wife and three children, mother and
two brothers and large circle of rela-
tives and friends to mourn his loss.
The Medicine Lodge Cresset says:
Mr.. A. D. Clark, the well known
nursery dealer of Sharon, died yester-
day at about o'clock pm. Mr.. Clark's
malady was what is known to the med
ical fraternity as CASTRO duodenal Ca
tarrh. Post mortem was held by Doc
tors Karr, Lockwood and Davis. Mr..
Clark was widely and most favorably
known as kind father and estimable
citizen.
Mr.. Clark formerly resided in En-
poria and was greatly esteemed by all
who knew him.
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As Chicago

CHICAGO, March -.
AoGs-Reeeipts, I4,oOO: market slow and
weak and 5&I0c lower; pigs, A.60eD4.95; light.
s5.06156O: rough packing, s5.2O95.45; mixed
and heavy packing e55G95.a5.
CArTLE-Receipts. 5000: market slow and
steady; beeyes, S4.O0fI525: COWS, e2.25ed3.I5:
stockers and feeders, t2.T5d4.25.
SHEBP-Receipts, 1900; market stronger:
common TO choice, s3.OO6t4.S0; westerns Nn
@4.T5.
WHEAT-Market stronger; No. !: red cash
tn; May, s23< June, sI5f.
CONSOLIDATED shade f1rmer; No. cash, 6tSI !;
May, ID Gle; June, 40 I-16.
OATs-Market shade fiFmer; No cash, 23s. ::
May. 2Szz; June, %.
WHTGEY-Sll8.
PORK-Steady and unchanged. with cash NJ
G10.60; May and June, 02I.O0.
LARD-Steady cash, $751;; Nay, o. a; June.
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Trains snow Bound.

EAsToN, Pa, March 23.-Word was
received here this afternoon that three
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western pas
senger trains are snow bound on the
Passaic mountains, and that the snow
is five feet deem
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WIlI Rnaorse enc RepabI.eaa Tlcket.

CHICAGO, March 3O.-The prospect
i've action of the committee of fifty
which has been appointed and author
lied to propose a democratic city ticket
is the subject of general speculation.
It is still believed by the more SAN
guine element of the party that by jul
dicious action defeat and disaster may
yet be averted. The leaders and active
workers in the ranks are almost unan-
imous in the opinion that the only
course now open is to endorse the en-
tire republican ticket with the excep-
ton Of mayor. Roche is not man
the republican voters want" said
prominent democrat. Il may predict
with safety that the republican ticket
will be endorsed by the committee to-
day and strong man put on for mayor.
l think such a ticket would have the
Independent section of the republican
party at its back
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ST.. LOUIS, Mo. March 30.-A special
from Alton. Illinois. says the Alton
box mandatory burned at O'Clock
this morning. All the machinery was
destroyed and a large amount OF lum-
her burned. Loss. so. OOO: insurance.
sl3 ,O0o.
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!, recovered suficientIy

meal, recovered sufficiently to
move, but when he recOVere q
was raVing maniac. He had fearful
visions and would not eat for fear of
being poisoned, and soon died in terri
bic contortions. The news from the
settlement is that the survivors cannot
live much longer, so it is likely the
voOdOO>s prophesy will be fulfilled. AS
soon as the white people learned of the
facts the vOodoo vas hidden by the coll
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CHICAGO, March 3O.-A congress of
churches and Christians commenced
its session here to-day-its object be-
ing the Inauguration of movement to
crush out secret societies. About
three hundred delegates, mostly men
beyond middle age, were present from
the several states.
Prof. II. George of Geneva College
was elected president. Mr.. Pritchard
and Prof. George both made short
speeches and were followed by Hon.
Halleck Floyd of Ohio. Mr.
Floyd denounced secret societies as
inimical to American institutions. He
said it was time for the press to take
off its muZzle and speak out against
masonry and all secret societies. E.
D. Bailey of Washington Heights fol-
lowed with another address.
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mya of St. Petersburg NJ. Flourens is
reported to have said that the key to
European policy was in st. Peters
burg. while Russia is with us war
with Germany is impossible. Ger
many, by chance of her states dis
uniting. would suffer more than any
other power by defeat; therefore she
has no choice but to live on good terms
with Russia and with us. Russia
came forward for us i'll mo-
ment of great danger, and we will
not remain with folded arms should
she be endangered. " Flourens professed
he had little fear of the new alliance of
Italy, Austria and Germany. Italy be
ing mainly a naval power, Germany
she would have no interest in taking
part in a war against France. He be-
lieYed the BulgarianS themselves, Oh
the Turkish government would expel
the regents, and Russia would have no
need to interfere in Bulgaria. The sit
uation there, he thought was unwar-
like. Touching Frances relations
with England, he said no complications
were likely to arise. England would
sooner quit Egypt. She could not
dream of continental conquesas.
FOOT RACE.
SYDNEY, n. s. w. March 2S-LOu
Myers of New York. and w. q. George
OF EnSidHu ran i wv SaEU EatCc mere
Saturday. Myers won by six yards in
minutes 10 seconds.
ARRESTED.
DUBLIN. March 2S-Father Ryan of
the Herberstown branch of the Nation
al League. was arrested at the hospi-
tai yesterday for declining to give evil
dence regarding his connection with
the plan of campaign. He was con-
veyed to Dublin.
SENTENCED.
VIENNA, March 2S-Thirteen anar-
chists convicted of completely in plot
to set fire to the city and blow up the
imperial palace at Schonbrunn with
dynamite, have been sentenced to i'm
prisonment at hard labor for terms of
from one to twenty years.
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p Omen ON SundaY.

Owing to the change in the time of
arrival of mails, the PostOffice will
hereafter be open on Sundays from
500 to $40 p. IN.
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Severe stHIns.

DANvILLE, Va, March 29.-The
weather is very cold here and there was
a freeze last night. 1t is feared that
much fTTfit was killed.
VEGETABLES DAMAGED.
NORFOLK, March 29.-RepOrts from
the surrounding country indicate SER
iouS damages to vegetables from the
snow and ice of last night, and this
morning peas, strawberries and cab
bage are seriously injured.
VERY COLD.
MANCHESTER, Va, March 20.-The
blizzard to-day was the coolest expert
enced for years at so late day III
March. The thermometer marked Is
at sunrise, and it has been very cold all
day. 1t is freezing hard tonight
Fruit is not far enough advanced to Re
injured.
TRAVEL INTERRUPTED.
CANYSHARIE, y. Y, March 29-ThE
blizzard struck the Mohawk Valley to
day. Railway travel is seriously inter
rupted.
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ProvidInrf,r the Parry.

WASHINGTON, March 2S.-The pres
ident made the following appointments
to day: Chas. w. Irish of Iowa City,
William Chall of Salt Lake City, secre-
tary of Utah territory. The following
to be receiver of public moneys: John
Treacy of Nebraska, at North Platte;
Gould b. Blakely of Nebraska, at Sid
ney, Nebraska; Albert w. Cretes OF
Nebraska, at Chadron, Nebraska; John
5. Hough of Colorado, at Lake City
Colorado. The following to be regis
tiers of land offices: Milton Montgom.
cry of Nebraska, at Chadron, Nebraska
at Kirwin, Kansas.
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Labor and Politics.

CHICAGO, March 2s.-The executive
committee of the United Labor party
passed the following resolution in ref
erence to the city ticket:
Resolved, That we repudiate all idea
of fusion, trade or dicker with the
candidates of either republican OF
democratic parties, and reiterate here
in that every candidate nominated at
the convention of our party will re-
main on the ticket until the polls are
closed on election day.
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Death Of III1a WeaIhersby Goodwin

Death OF Ell8a WeaIhersby GOOdVIn.
NEW YORK, March 25.-After sew
eral years suffering, which confined
her to the house for several months
Mrs. n. G. Goodwin, known profession
ally as Eliza Westhersby, died to
night for the effects of a surgical
operation from the removal of tumoI
The operation was Of such natu'
that the chances of success were almos
inhnitesimal. The last chance, bu
was taken at the sick woman's Owl
reuuest